John Burroughs High School is a public high school located in Burbank, California. Emilio Urioste, Jr. is the current principal. The school was built in the 1920's, but wasn't established as a high school until 1948. The school was named after naturalist John Burroughs. The school is highly regarded due to its high test scores for the region, being located in a high acclaimed school district, and its close vicinity to major broadcasting studios and sound stages. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about institutionalized education. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Burbank High School sucks. ... Founded May 1, 1887 Incorporated July 8, 1911 General Information County Los Angeles County, California Latitude Longitude 34°1049 N 118°1942 W Area  - Total  - Water 45 km² (17. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... John Burroughs (April 3, 1837-March 29, 1921) was an American naturalist and essayist important in the evolution of the U.S. conservation movement. ...

The school's mascot is the Indian. Due to controversy in the late 90's, the school was almost forced to change their mascot to the Reds, the Tomahawks, or the Red Waves. It was decided, however, that changing the school's mascot of 50 years was deemed a bad idea and unconstitutional, the mascot remained the Indian.

Administration:

Emilio Urioste, Jr. - Principal
Jay Gudzin - Assistant Principal Athletics and Activities
Tom Steele - Assistant Principal Guidance
Oscar Macias - Assistant Principal Discipline
John Paramo - Assistant Principal Intruction

Academics

John Burroughs boasts high tests scores for being a public school in Southern California.

The school scored a 768 on the Academic Performance Index in 2007, being very close to reaching the state deadline of 800 within the next several years. 91% of students passing the math portion of the CAHSEE (California High School Exit Exams) on the first attempt 92% of students passing the English portion of the CAHSEE on first attempt The Instrumental Music Association (IMA) has been ran by director Paul Vesilind for seven years until his resignation in 2007. His job has been taken by saxophonist Tana Barnett. There are 5 bands as well as a drumline at Burroughs.

Marching Band
Concert Band
Wind Ensemble
Jazz I
Jazz II
Drumline

Athletics

John Burroughs has a successful athletic program, run by athletic directors Marty Garrison (Boys) and Jose Valle (Girls) as well as many members of the coaching staffs[4]. The teams currently compete in the Pacific League, a part of the CIF Southern Section. Before 2006, they competed in the competitive Foothill League with the likes of national athletic powerhouses Canyon of Canyon Country, Hart of Newhall, and Valencia High Schools. The Varisty Cross Country Team won the school last Foothill league co-champion in 2006.

The 2006-2007 John Burroughs Varsity Football team won the Pacific League Championship(7-0), going undefeated in their first season of play in the Pacific League. They were ranked #1 in the CIF-SS Central Division and had one of the best defenses in Southern California (only giving up about 8 points a game in league). They also had a powerful offense, out scoring their opponents 262-60 in league play, scoring more than 50 points in their first ever Pacific League games against Hoover High School of Glendale (52-0), Glendale High School (54-6), and Crescenta Valley High School of La Crescenta (59-10). Hoover High School is a public high school located at 1000 Buccaneer Drive, Hoover, Alabama 35244 in the United States serving grades 9-12. ... Glendale High School is an American High School located at 1440 Broadway Avenue East in Glendale, California. ... Crescenta Valley High School is an secondary school located at 2900 Community Avenue in La Crescenta-Montrose, an unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ...

District

John Burroughs high school is a member of the Burbank Unified School District (B.U.S.D.). The district is renowned for consistently high test scores and excellent teachers.

Famous Alumni

Many notable actors and actresses have attended this high school due t oits close vicinity to many major studios (NBC Universal, Warner Brothers, Walt Disney Studios, and numerous voice recording and cartooning studios (Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network being the most note-worthy. ) NBC Universal is a media and entertainment conglomerate formed in May 2004 by the combination of General Electrics NBC with Vivendi Universal Entertainment, part of Vivendi Universal. ... Warner Bros. ... The Walt Disney Studios refers to several different entities and locations associated with The Walt Disney Company: The Walt Disney Studios is one of the media empires four main operating units. ... Nickelodeon may refer to: Nickelodeon movie theater, an early 20th century form of small, neighborhood movie theaters Nickelodeon (film), a 1976 film directed by Peter Bogdanovich Nickelodeon (TV channel), a cable TV network whose demographic is primarily children and pre-teens in the United States. ... For Cartoon Network outside of the United States, see Cartoon Network around the world. ...

• Ron Howard ("The Andy Griffith Show" & "Happy Days")
• Jonna Lee, tv and film actress, Making the Grade, Another World
• Rene Russo ("Lethal Weapon" & "Ransom")
• Thomas Huber, actor in the television series FAME
• Debbe Dunning "Tool Time Girl" on Home Improvement
• Brittany Murphy also briefly attended John Burroughs but did not graduate.
• Dan Haggerty, Grizzly Adams
• Angela Watson, 'Karen' on the sitcom "Step By Step"
• Lindsey McKeon, Taylor James on One Tree Hill, briefly attended Burroughs
• Aurora Jolie, pornographic actress
• Debbie Reynolds, Oscar-winning actress
• Mara Wilson, Actress "Matilda"

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TV Location

Burroughs was used as the location for the TV series "The Wonder Years" and for the 1985 Michael J. Fox comedy "Teen Wolf". Burroughs was also used in a T-Mobile commerical in the summer of 2007. The Wonder Years is an Emmy Award-winning American television dramedy created by Carol Black and Neal Marlens. ... This article is about the year. ... For other persons named Michael Fox, see Michael Fox (disambiguation). ... This article is about the film. ...